Adult mortality rate, female — all countries

Adult mortality rate, female — Kenya

Adult mortality rate, female in Kenya in 2024 — 271.9 per 1,000. Ranked 185 in the world out of 191. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 20.7%.

2024 271.9 per 1,000 −1.03% vs 2023
World rank 185of 191
Period maximum 390.4 per 1,0002000
Period minimum 224.1 per 1,0001985

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 1,000 female adults

Adult mortality rate, female — Kenya, 1960–202420025030035040019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 343 per 1,0001962: 328.6 per 1,0001964: 317.8 per 1,0001966: 308.9 per 1,0001968: 298.8 per 1,0001970: 290.7 per 1,0001972: 278.1 per 1,0001974: 265.1 per 1,0001976: 253 per 1,0001978: 242.1 per 1,0001980: 236 per 1,0001982: 231.9 per 1,0001984: 226 per 1,0001986: 225.1 per 1,0001988: 232.1 per 1,0001990: 285.1 per 1,0001992: 309.3 per 1,0001994: 343.4 per 1,0001996: 376 per 1,0001998: 383.5 per 1,0002000: 390.4 per 1,0002002: 386.8 per 1,0002004: 374.5 per 1,0002006: 357.4 per 1,0002008: 341.4 per 1,0002010: 324.6 per 1,0002012: 312.6 per 1,0002014: 303.5 per 1,0002016: 291.1 per 1,0002018: 287.3 per 1,0002020: 293.7 per 1,0002022: 274.3 per 1,0002024: 271.9 per 1,000
Change over the period: −71.2 (−20.74%) Average annual rate: -0.36 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kenya

Kenya 271.9 per 1,000
World 112.7 per 1,000
Sub-Saharan Africa 226.2 per 1,000
Eastern Africa computed 191.4 per 1,000
Lower-middle-income countries computed 141.8 per 1,000
Adult mortality rate, female — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 1,000 Change Change, %
2024 271.9 −2.8 −1.03%
2023 274.7 +0.4 +0.14%
2022 274.3 −20.8 −7.05%
2021 295.1 +1.4 +0.47%
2020 293.7 +6.7 +2.35%
2019 287 −0.3 −0.12%
2018 287.3 +0.5 +0.18%
2017 286.8 −4.3 −1.47%
2016 291.1 −5.5 −1.86%
2015 296.6 −6.9 −2.27%
2014 303.5 −5.4 −1.75%
2013 309 −3.6 −1.16%
2012 312.6 −4.2 −1.33%
2011 316.8 −7.8 −2.4%
2010 324.6 −8.3 −2.49%
2009 332.9 −8.6 −2.51%
2008 341.4 −9.3 −2.66%
2007 350.8 −6.6 −1.85%
2006 357.4 −9.6 −2.62%
2005 367 −7.5 −2.01%
2004 374.5 −7.5 −1.97%
2003 382 −4.8 −1.24%
2002 386.8 +1.9 +0.5%
2001 384.9 −5.5 −1.41%
2000 390.4 +6.9 +1.79%
1999 383.5 +0.1 +0.02%
1998 383.5 +1.3 +0.34%
1997 382.2 +6.2 +1.65%
1996 376 +18.6 +5.2%
1995 357.4 +14 +4.09%
1994 343.4 +21 +6.52%
1993 322.3 +13 +4.21%
1992 309.3 +14.4 +4.89%
1991 294.9 +9.8 +3.45%
1990 285.1 +47 +19.76%
1989 238 +6 +2.57%
1988 232.1 +6.3 +2.78%
1987 225.8 +0.7 +0.32%
1986 225.1 +0.9 +0.41%
1985 224.1 −1.9 −0.83%
1984 226 −2.8 −1.23%
1983 228.8 −3 −1.3%
1982 231.9 −2 −0.84%
1981 233.8 −2.1 −0.91%
1980 236 −3.5 −1.47%
1979 239.5 −2.6 −1.07%
1978 242.1 −5.1 −2.08%
1977 247.2 −5.8 −2.3%
1976 253 −5.9 −2.26%
1975 258.9 −6.2 −2.35%
1974 265.1 −6.6 −2.43%
1973 271.7 −6.4 −2.31%
1972 278.1 −6.6 −2.32%
1971 284.7 −6 −2.07%
1970 290.7 −4 −1.36%
1969 294.8 −4 −1.35%
1968 298.8 −9.6 −3.12%
1967 308.4 −0.4 −0.15%
1966 308.9 −3.6 −1.16%
1965 312.5 −5.3 −1.66%
1964 317.8 −5.3 −1.63%
1963 323 −5.6 −1.69%
1962 328.6 −7.1 −2.12%
1961 335.7 −7.3 −2.13%
1960 343

About the indicator

The probability of death between the ages of 15 and 60 for women per thousand fifteen-year-olds. The World Bank publishes no combined adult mortality series — only the male and the female one — so these two indicators are not a breakdown but the only way to see mortality in working ages. The ratio of the male value to the female one usually lies between 1.3 and 2.5 and by itself serves as a measure of excess male mortality.

Important: Not an annual rate but a probability over 45 years of life. In countries with high maternal mortality this series runs noticeably higher than one might expect from the overall life expectancy of women.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.